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Chris Guest
Jul 9, 2025
Chris Guest
21 Best Merfolk Cards for Commander
As one of Magic's oldest creature types, there are no shortage of excellent Merfolk to brew with. Chris breaks down the best of the best in this list.
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Library Larcenist
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
71%synergy
Deeproot Waters
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
70%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
70%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
63%synergy
Crashing Tide
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
57%synergy
Streambed Aquitects
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
57%synergy
Tempest Caller
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
56%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
56%synergy
Merfolk Looter
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
55%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
48%synergy
Run Away Together
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Merfolk Spy
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
50%synergy
Aquatic Incursion
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
50%synergy
Vodalian Arcanist
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Tidal Warrior
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Creatures
Merfolk Wayfinder
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Silvergill Adept
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Tide Shaper
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
42%synergy
River Sneak
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Harbinger of the Tides
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Coralhelm Commander
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Sea Scryer
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Scroll Thief
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Storm Sculptor
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
36%synergy
Watertrap Weaver
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
36%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Master of Waves
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Maritime Guard
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Merrow Levitator
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Merfolk Skyscout
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Tidal Courier
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Silvergill Douser
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Rishadan Dockhand
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Mist Dancer
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Shipwreck Dowser
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Merfolk Trickster
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Cleric of Chill Depths
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Seafloor Stalker
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Merfolk Coralsmith
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Towering-Wave Mystic
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Merfolk Observer
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Soothsayer Adept
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Salvager of Secrets
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Tideshaper Mystic
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Coral Merfolk
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Waterspout Weavers
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Mistcaller
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
River Darter
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Enclave Cryptologist
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Nyxborn Triton
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Umara Entangler
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Shaper Apprentice
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Simic Fluxmage
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Sage of the Falls
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Coralhelm Guide
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Windrider Patrol
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Deepwater Hypnotist
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
-31%synergy
Opt
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Essence Scatter
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Reject
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Deliberate
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Thassa's Rebuff
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Mana Leak
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Essence Capture
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Resculpt
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Anticipate
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
High Tide
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-23%synergy
Jwari Disruption
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Galestrike
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-27%synergy
Blink of an Eye
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Keep Safe
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Cancel
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Into the Roil
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Grip of the Roil
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Crippling Chill
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Convolute
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Spell Pierce
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-14%synergy
Curate
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-14%synergy
Rain of Revelation
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Saw It Coming
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Engulf the Shore
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Beyeen Veil
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Vanish from Sight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Twist Reality
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Aether Spike
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Failed Fording
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Grip of Amnesia
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Glimpse of Freedom
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mizzium Skin
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-27%synergy
Spell Blast
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Gridlock
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Snow Day
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Telling Time
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Forceful Denial
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Suit Up
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Hithlain Knots
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Aquitect's Will
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Distant Melody
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Secrets of the Golden City
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Curse of the Swine
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Drag Under
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Research the Deep
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Divination
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Sleep
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Undo
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Ravenform
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Whelming Wave
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Flood of Recollection
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Chart a Course
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Hard Evidence
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Amass the Components
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Void Snare
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Slip Through Space
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Vivisection
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Tamiyo's Epiphany
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Birthday Escape
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Wash Out
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Switcheroo
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Rooftop Nuisance
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Stealth Mission
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Unexplained Vision
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Strings
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-17%synergy
Multiple Choice
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Spectral Deluge
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Field Research
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Silent Departure
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Breakthrough
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Ingenious Mastery
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Shared Discovery
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Flow of Ideas
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Rush of Ice
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Contingency Plan
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Invoke the Winds
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Roiling Waters
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Callous Dismissal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mercurial Transformation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Witness the Future
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Icon of Ancestry
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Sigil of Valor
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Bident of Thassa
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Mantle of Tides
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Cursed Windbreaker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Staff of the Mind Magus
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Kraken's Eye
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-11%synergy
The Temporal Anchor
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Stoneforge Masterwork
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Seer's Sundial
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Feldon's Cane
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Hot Soup
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Navigation Orb
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-21%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-50%synergy
Magnifying Glass
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Coat of Arms
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mimic Vat
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Blade
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Deeproot Pilgrimage
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Military Intelligence
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Well of Ideas
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Levitation
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Witness Protection
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Scuttletide
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Ordeal of Thassa
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Slow Motion
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Behold the Unspeakable
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Cartouche of Knowledge
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Font of Fortunes
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
So Shiny
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Traveler's Cloak
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Protective Bubble
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Deep Freeze
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Shimmering Wings
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Eyes Everywhere
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Aqueous Form
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Wizard Class
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-10%synergy
Tidal Flats
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Omen of the Sea
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Call to the Kindred
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Lay Claim
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sleeping Potion
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Flight of Fancy
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Fall from Favor
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Stratus Walk
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Candlekeep Sage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Combat Research
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Ior Ruin Expedition
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Rune of Flight
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Redaction
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Day of the Dragons
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Containment Membrane
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
As Foretold
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Arcane Strategist
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Lonely Sandbar
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Remote Isle
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Skyline Cascade
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Memorial to Genius
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-36%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Cryptic Caves
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Nephalia Academy
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Arch of Orazca
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Coral Atoll
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Blighted Cataract
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-12%synergy
The Surgical Bay
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Guildless Commons
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Wreckage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-49%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sky Diamond
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Sol Ring
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-57%synergy
Prismatic Lens
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Signet
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-44%synergy
Replicating Ring
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Heraldic Banner
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-37%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Geode
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-9%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Orazca Relic
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Honored Heirloom
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Planar Atlas
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Powerstone Shard
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Guardian Idol
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Jwari Disruption
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Umara Wizard
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Beyeen Veil
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Study Hall
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Tagsin
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Grotto
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
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